Adding Fractions
3/4 + 2/4 =
5/4 or 1 1/4
8/10 - 3/10 =
5/10
12 Boys on the soccer team shared 5 pizzas. What fraction of the pizza did each boy get?
5/12 of the pizza
8 + (3 x 2) - 4 =
10
2/3 + 1/2 =
7/6 or 1 1/6
2/3 - 1/6 =
3/6 or 1/2
8 girls shared 3 bags of beads for making bracelets. What fraction of the beads did each girl get?
3/8
(3/4 + 1/6) - 1/2 =
5/12
1/10 + 2/5 =
5/10 or 1/2
3 1/2 - 2 2/10 =
1 3/10
Juanita placed 3 gifts in a box and wanted to know about how much the gifts weigh. Without finding the exact amount, determine if the box and gifts weigh more than 3 lbs.
gift 1 = 3/4lb gift 3 = 1/8 lb.
gift 2 = 1 1/4 lb. box = 1/2 lb.
The gifts and box weigh less than four lbs. They weigh about 3 lbs.
3 + 6 x 2 =
15
3/6 + 4/8 =
24/24 or 1
2 2/4 - 2/8 =
2 2/8
Carlos added 2/3 + 1/4
Line 1 = 8/12 + 3/12
Carlos' answer = 11/24
Is Carlos correct? Explain your answer
No, when adding you do not add the denominators.
The correct answer is 11/12
347 x 88 =
30,536
4 1/4 + 5 2/5 =
9 13/20
3 1/3 - 1 4/9 =
1 8/9
Sarai had 8/9 of a cake. She gave 1/3 of the cake to Hannah. How much cake did Sarai have left?
5/9 of the cake was left
859 divided by 17 =
50 R9